The operation was performed at the Republican Clinical Medical Center of the Presidential Affairs Office on Tuesday, February 6.

Every year about 150,000 foreigners come to Belarus for medical services, according to information provided by First Deputy Health Minister Dmitry Pinevich last year.

Their flow is rather stable, which indicates the quality of medical care in the country, the official noted.

To more know about who comes to Belarus, what kind of medical procedures they are interested into and other medical tourism related themes, check out the article written by Radio Free Europe journalist.